
ICOMOS Sri Lanka
ICOMOS Sri Lanka is the ‘National Committee’ of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
ICOMOS was created in 1965 and works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places.
ICOMOS Sri Lanka National Heritage List
Sri Lanka has a rich and diverse cultural heritage ranging from the pre-historic period to modern times. It consists of humble pre-historic cave dwellings to storied royal palaces, megalithic burials to gigantic stupas, ornamental ponds to man-made great tanks, gardens to panoramic landscapes, etc., which are rapidly disappearing from our land and are also not considered for protection. The properties with heritage values will be listed in ICOMOS Sri Lanka’s National Heritage List. Once the nominations are received by the ICOMOS Sri Lanka Secretariat, they will be evaluated by two committees. The Technical Evaluation Committee is appointed by the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka, and with their recommendations, the information shall be forwarded to the Scientific Committee, which is also appointed by the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka, whose task is to make the final recommendations to the Council of ICOMOS Sri Lanka regarding the nominations of heritage properties to be inscribed on the ICOMOS Sri Lanka National Heritage List.
ICOMOS Sri Lanka Events
Awareness Programme
Awareness Programme on Intangible Cultural Heritage,
Wednesday April 9th, 2025, 1-3 PM
at the Library auditorium of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama,
Zoom,
Meeting ID : 832 0151 3073
Password : 162013
Organized by the : National Scientific Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICOMOS Sri Lanka
Felicitation Event 2025
In recognition of their commitment to the preservation of Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage, we invite you all to attend the Dr. Roland Silva Gold Medal Award Ceremony, which will honour the former President of ICOMOS Sri Lanka, Archaeologist Pali Wijeratne, and the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Professor S.B. Hettiarachchi.
The award ceremony will be held on 22 March 2025 (Saturday) at 9:00 a.m. at the Auditorium of the Department of National Museums, Colombo.